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Graduate Interview Workshop Presented January 17, 2002 by Dr. Michael Cancro, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Kenneth Dretchen, Georgetown University Dr. Mary DeLong, National Institutes of Health |
Skip Table of Contents Introduction | Before the Interview | During the Interview | After the Interview | When Several Offers are Received |
The interview process for graduate school admission is from both sides - the program interviewing the student and the student interviewing the program. The interview is meant to determine if there is a "mutual fit" between the Ph.D. training program and the graduate school applicant. The applicant has already been selected from a large pool of applicants so at the beginning of the interview the odds of admission into the training program are in the students' favor.
One can organize the processes of the interview in a temporal paradigm - before, during, and after the interview. The listing below enumerates items involved in each of these categories. |
Before the Interview |
Students should prepare for the interview by:
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During the Interview |
Students should greet each administrator and faculty member involved in the interview with direct eye contact and a reasonably firm handshake.
Actions of students
Actions of the program
The program administrators and faculty will be looking for a "Fire" within you and a true love of research.
Do you have the strong commitment to research that is needed to complete a Ph.D.?
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After the Interview |
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When Several Offers are Received, Compare the Following in Choosing a Program: |
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